The ongoing fight between Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took an ugly turn on Wednesday, with none of them ready to back down over the issue of the Bill to regularise guest teachers. Thus, it would not be correct to say that the Bill is pending for his consideration," the L-G office stated, quoting Baijal's letter to Sisodia. Earlier this month, the Delhi Assembly had passed the Regularisation of Services of Guest Teachers and Teachers Engaged Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Bill, 2017. High Court surprised at govt pleaThe Delhi High Court has expressed surprise on an application moved by the Delhi government, seeking to vacate the stay on appointment of guest teachers to fill vacancies in schools. He added that guest teachers were a stop gap arrangement.

Source: dna October 26, 2017 02:37 UTC